CONTENTS

LEVEL-SETTING PROCEDURE ............................

3

INSTANT MIXING ............................................

3

HOOKUP DIAGRAMS .......................................

6

CONVERTING TO RACKMOUNT MODE ..............

9

PATCHBAY DESCRIPTION ...............................

10

E-Z INTERFACE ........................................

10

MIC/LINE INPUTS ON EVERY CHANNEL ....

10

MIC INPUTS ............................................

10

PHANTOM POWER ..................................

10

LINE INPUTS ...........................................

11

TRIM ......................................................

11

INSERT ...................................................

11

DIRECT OUT ............................................

11

SPLIT MONITORING ................................

12

AUX SEND OUTPUTS ...............................

12

EFFECTS: SERIAL OR PARALLEL? ...............

13

AUX RETURN INPUTS ..............................

13

SUB OUTS ...............................................

13

C-R OUTS (CONTROL ROOM OUTPUTS) ....

14

PHONES OUTPUT ....................................

14

TAPE OUTPUT .........................................

14

TAPE INPUT ............................................

14

MAIN INSERT ..........................................

15

MAIN OUTS ............................................

15

MONO OUTPUT .......................................

15

MONO LEVEL ..........................................

15

POWER CONNECTION ..............................

15

FUSE .......................................................

15

POWER SWITCH ......................................

16

POWER LED ............................................

16

PHANTOM SWITCH .................................

16

PHANTOM LED ........................................

16

BNC LAMP SOCKET .................................

16

CHANNEL STRIP DESCRIPTION .......................

17

“U” LIKE UNITY GAIN .............................

17

FADER .....................................................

17

ASSIGN (1-2, 3-4, L-R) ...........................

17

SOLO ......................................................

18

–20 (SOLO) LED ......................................

18

OL (MUTE) LED ........................................

18

MUTE .....................................................

19

PAN ........................................................

19

3-BAND MID-SWEEP EQ ..........................

19

LOW CUT ................................................

20

AUX .......................................................

20

PRE ........................................................

21

5/6 SHIFT ..............................................

21

OUTPUT SECTION DESCRIPTION .....................

22

MAIN MIX FADER ....................................

22

VLZ MIX ARCHITECTURE .........................

22

SUB FADERS ............................................

22

ASSIGN TO MAIN MIX .............................

22

TAPE IN (LEVEL) ......................................

23

TAPE TO MAIN MIX .................................

23

SOURCE ..................................................

23

CTL ROOM/PHONES ...............................

23

MODE (NORMAL (AFL)/LEVEL SET (PFL)) ...

24

LEVEL SET LED .........................................

24

SOLO (LEVEL) ..........................................

24

RUDE SOLO LIGHT ...................................

24

METERS ..................................................

25

AUX TALK ...............................................

25

AUX SEND (MASTER) ...............................

25

AUX SENDS SOLO ...................................

26

AUX RETURNS (LEVEL) ............................

26

EFFECTS TO MONITOR .............................

26

MAIN MIX TO SUBS (AUX RET 3) .............

26

1-2/3-4 (AUX RET 3) .............................

26

C-R/PHNS ONLY (AUX RET 4) .................

27

RETURNS SOLO .......................................

27

MODIFICATIONS ..........................................

27

1604-VLZ PRO BLOCK DIAGRAM ...................

28

GAIN STRUCTURE DIAGRAM ..........................

29

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................

30

SERVICE INFO ...............................................

31

APPENDIX A: CONNECTIONS .................................

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TRACK SHEET .......................................................

36

COLOPHON ..........................................................

38

1604-VLZ PRO LIMITED WARRANTY ....................

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